Feel Merry! Edible Gifting that’s Far Less Stress

The holiday-shaped sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles… those little peanut butter nuggets with Hershey Kisses on top…. stop it. I can go to town with those bad boys. But I want nothing to do with baking them.

Here are the problems I have with making my own holiday cookies:

1.) Too much work
2.) Too much pressure
3.) I can’t resist the batter
4.) I inevitably over-sample

In other words, I associate holiday baking with feeling stressed, stuffed and kind of sick.

So, if you’re like me, and you wouldn’t mind a less labor-intensive way to reach some folks on your list this year, stay tuned. Over the next week or so, I will share some alternative options for fellow anti-holiday-bakers.

With that said, if you like to bake, please don’t stop! I love you, you make the season bright! These ideas are for the rest of us – those who want to deliver homemade tokens of love and appreciation to our friends and family members, but know our cookies will never be as good as Mrs. Foley’s (or whoever you find intimidating).

So here’s my first Plan B: Chipotle Ranch Snack Mix.

It’s low cost, really simple and super tasty. The dried cranberries add some sweetness to the savory chipotle ranch, and beyond that, the mix looks pretty in a plastic baggie with a red bow. I feel merry just looking at it!